Condobolin Public School will benefit from a NSW Government financial boost to help secure before and after school care for local families.
The State Government will invest $37.9 million in before and after school care in regional NSW. The BASC package includes more than $20 million to expand BASC provision in regional schools and more than $16 million for grants to improve transport services to BASC services.
Acting Premier Paul Toole and Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell visited Bulahdelah Central School one of 35 small regional schools to receive a financial boost to establish before and after school care in the community, on Monday, 25 July to make the announcement.
Mr Toole said the funding would help families access before and after school care, no matter where they live.
“This investment will give parents in small regional communities more flexibility and make the juggle between work and raising a family that little bit easier,” he explained.
“The NSW Government has committed more than $20 million to establish before and after school care services in smaller communities like Bulahdelah where a traditional service is unviable.”
Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell said the NSW Government is committed to delivering quality before and after school care to NSW families.
“This Government is supporting working families by expanding before and after school care services across NSW, creating an additional 19,420 before and after school care places over the last three years,” she stated.
“We know that regional working families can struggle when there’s a lack of before and after school care services, as it often has a flow-on impact to parents participating in the workforce.
“Providing more before and after school care services has flow on effects in regional communities, making life easier for working families.
“This $37.9 million investment is on top of our existing $235 million commitment, to help support and grow the before and after school care sector to improve access and affordability for NSW families.”